# Rodney Animal Rescue Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC57781
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2020-04-10
**Sector:** Health
**ICNPO group:** Health
**Region:** Albany
**NZBN:** 9429048696098
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

Our focus is primarily on helping large animals. Our goal is to use our resources to ensure urgent care and attention is given to all animals in need who do not have an owner, or a person in charge of them meeting their needs. Our intention is to operate in accord with the 5 Freedoms of Animal Welfare: 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst; 2. Freedom from discomfort; 3. Freedom from pain, injury, and disease; 4. Freedom to behave naturally; 5. Freedom from fear and distress.

## CharityData rating

- **Not rated** — Small community organisation — the scorecard is not designed for entities at this scale.
- **Status code:** `community_group`
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2026-03-31)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$185k
- **Total expenses:** NZ$168k
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$16k
- **Total assets:** NZ$88k
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$30k
- **Net assets:** NZ$58k
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$52k
- **Donations:** NZ$182k
- **Staff costs:** NZ$0
- **Reporting tier:** Tier3
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=a8612798-912d-f111-bb51-000d3acc4199&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | NZ$185k | NZ$168k | NZ$16k | NZ$58k |
| 2025-03-31 | NZ$114k | NZ$120k | NZ$-7k | NZ$41k |
| 2024-03-31 | NZ$86k | NZ$116k | NZ$-30k | NZ$48k |
| 2023-03-31 | NZ$146k | NZ$138k | not disclosed | NZ$78k |
| 2022-03-31 | NZ$147k | NZ$106k | not disclosed | NZ$70k |
| 2021-03-31 | NZ$78k | NZ$49k | not disclosed | not disclosed |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 5 current (16 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57781) and on the charity's profile page.

## Disclosed funders

- **Trillian Trust** (foundation) — NZ$30k, year ended 2021-12-31

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-24
- Financials: last updated 2026-09-27
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-30

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/rodney-animal-rescue-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/rodney-animal-rescue-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/rodney-animal-rescue-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC57781
- Charity website: https://rodneyanimalrescue.org

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/rodney-animal-rescue-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-30T04:01:32.663Z.